Sunday, June 29, 2008

Arrival and first adventures

After a week of preparations, not-studying and the last excessive parties I left good old Germany this morning to embark on my first adventure...studying at Copenhagen Business School for the next seven weeks. Because it was the cheapest and most convenient alternative, I took the train from Münster to Copenhagen. And a train means: bring as much luggage as you want. I brought a backpack and a huge suitcase and a handbag with my laptop in it and because it didn't fit in anywhere else, also another bag with my study stuff and some food. I could handle it, but not very well, especially the stairs in various stations were really challenging. But I succeeded and finally sat in the Danish train, the nice lady gave me reservations for the family compartment. Luckily I met another American guy who also studies at CBS during the summer and some Dutch guys and we got annoyed by the children together.
Almost in Denmark the train really surprised me: it went onto a ferry!!!
I was very well aware of the fact that we would have to cross water eventually, but I had more something like a bridge in my mind. NO!!! We had to get out of the train, be on the ferry for a while and then get back into the train to go further...very interesting. The rest of the trip was quite unspectacular, Danish landscape is not that exciting so I was glad when I arrived in Copenhagen, found my roommate immediately at the station and she took me home. We have a very nice home, it's very convenient to reach by bus and Stine, my roommate is a very funny crazy person, so we will have a good time together.
Then I put my knowledge of Copenhagen City to practice and went back to the station to meet some Germans from my Summer Courses and watch the semi-finals...what a game...luckily we missed all the exciting parts because something broke down, but Germany's through, so I'm happy. The weird random German guys at the bar who all hugged me are also happy...only the Turkish are not...and there are a lot of Turkish people here. So I hid my flag on the way home.
My trip made me quite tired, so I will study a bit and sleep then so I can go to explore the city tomorrow...what I have seen until now looks quite nice. I'll take pictures!!!

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